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Personal data William Charles Hendrik BIGGS 


Household of William Charles Hendrik BIGGS

He is married to Christina Josina PRETORIUS.

They got married on May 25, 1868 at Middelburg, Cape, he was 22 years old.


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  7. John James BIGGS  1876-????

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    Birthday March 3, 1846

    • The temperature on March 3, 1846 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1846: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 28 » The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.
      • April 25 » Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
      • May 7 » The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
      • June 14 » Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
      • August 10 » The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
      • December 24 » British acquired Labuan from the Sultanate of Brunei for Great Britain.

    Day of marriage May 25, 1868

    • The temperature on May 25, 1868 was about 22.2 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
      • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
      • March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
      • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
      • November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
      • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

    Day of death December 1, 1919

    • The temperature on December 1, 1919 was between 0.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • May 27 » The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
      • June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
      • September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
      • October 9 » The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, resulting in the Black Sox Scandal.
      • October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
      • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
    

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